
Acting
July 11, 1946
Died at age 44
November 7, 1990
Date of Death
Manhattan, New York, USA
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Vito Russo was an American LGBT activist, film historian, and author. He is best remembered as the author of the book The Celluloid Closet, described in The New York Times as "an essential reference book" on homosexuality in the US film industry.